Hall of Fame guard Isiah Thomas has a simple piece of advice for Jaylen Brown as he moves into the final year of his contract with the Celtics.
Brown is eligible for a potential five-year, $290 million supermax extension next summer. If the Celtics offer it, he could choose either to remain with Boston long term or enter free agency and start fresh elsewhere.
“Take the money,” Thomas said, according to Steve Bulpett of Heavy Sports.
According to Bulpett, Thomas is a longtime mentor and supporter of Brown.
“When I got to know Jaylen Brown and how he played I said to him — and this is before the draft process started — I said to him, ‘You’re a Celtic.